SOME OF THE BIGGEST BENEFICIARIES ARE LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES,...

2020. Some of the biggest beneficiaries are less developed countries, where it is often their

main source of income.

(44) __________, along with the economic benefits, this mass movement of people has

resulted in environment. People often forget the damage caused by carbon emissions from

aircraft, (45) __________ contribute directly to global warming. Deforestation has cleared

land in order to build hotels, airports and roads, and this has destroyed wildlife. In some

areas, water shortages are now common because of the need to fill swimming pools and

water golf courses for tourists. By pushing up prices for goods and services, tourism can also

be harmful to people living in tourist destinations.

In response to these (46) __________, some travel operators now offer environment-

friendly holidays. Many of these aim to reduce the negative effects of tourism by (47)

__________ only hotels that have invested equipment to recycle waste and use energy and

water efficiently. Increasingly, tourists are also being reminded to show respect for customs

of the people whose countries they are going to visit, and to support local businesses, such as

restaurants and shops which depend on tourism for their main income.

Question 43:

A. before B. until C. by D. in

Question 44:

A. However B. Therefore C. Yet D. In

Question 45:

A. what B. which C. whatever D. that

Question 46:

A. concerns B. priorities C. scenarios D. issues

Question 47:

A. voting B. promoting C. empowering D. permitting

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest

in meaning to each of the following questions.

Question 48:

It was not until after I got home that I realized I had not set the burglar alarm

in the office.

A. Fortunately, I realized that I hadn't set the burglar alarm just before I left for home;

otherwise, I would have had to travel all the way back to the office.

B. On the way home, I suddenly realized that I had forgotten to turn on the burglar alarm in

the office.

C. I didn’t turn the burglar alarm on before I left the office, but I only became aware of this

after I’d arrived home.

D. I wish I had realized before I arrived home that I hadn't turned on the burglar alarm in the

office, then it would have been easier to go and set it.

Question 49: Phil wanted to be separated from his family on the business trip for less time

than he was on the last.

A. As he had enjoyed being away from his family for such a long time on his last business

trip, Phil hoped that this trip would be even longer.

B. Phil knew that the business trip he was soon to take would keep him away from his

family for less time than the previous one

C. On this business trip, Phil hoped that he would not be away from his family for as long a

time as he had been on the previous one.

D. No longer wanting to take lengthy business trips because they separated him from his

family, Phil preferred not to go on any at all.

Question 50:

When there is so much traffic on the roads, it is sometimes quicker to walk

than to go by car.

A. The traffic is always so heavy that you'd better walk to work; it’s quicker.

B. There is so much traffic these days that it is more pleasant to walk than to drive.

C. During rush hours, walking gives me much more pleasure than driving in the heavy

traffic.

D. It is faster to walk than to drive in the heavy traffic at certain time of the day.

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